No. 18-6597

Jazsmine Arielle Joseph v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-11-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: burden-of-proof child-trafficking confrontation-clause confrontation-rights conspiracy conspiracy-charge domestic-violence expert-testimony sex-trafficking
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2018-12-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the lower court err in its decision regarding the requirements to prove a conspiracy charge in the sex trafficking of a child count?

Question Presented (from Petition)

ESTION(S) PRESENTED ‘ 1. DID THE LOWER COURT ERR IN ITS DECISION, AS IT RELATES TO WHAT IS . REQUIRED“TO PROVE A CONSPIRACY CHARGE IN THE SEX TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD COUNT AND §2? 2. DID THE LOWER COURT ERR IN ITS DECISION TO UPHOLD THE DECISION WHERE EXPERT OPINION AND TESTIMONY, WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BE REBUTTED BY THE DEFENDANT HERSELF, BY LIMITING THE DEFENDANT'S TESTIMONY, DENYING HER RIGHT TO CONFRONT OR MITIGATE? . . 3. DID THE COURT ERR IN ITS DECISION TO STRIKE RECORD OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHERE SAID VIOLENCE COULD SHOW A PROPENSITY TO REFRAIN FROM CONTACTING THE POLICE, AND TO UNWILLINGLY AND UNKNOWINGLY, PARTICIPATE IN THE ALLEGED : : CONSPIRACY? : 4. DID THE LOWER COURT ERR IN ITS DECISION, AS IT RELATES TO BURDEN OF PROOF AS IT°RELATES TO PROVING THE SEX TRAFFICKING CHARGE, WHERE MINOR VICTIM . TESTIFIED THAT DEFENDANT WAS HER FRIEND, AND DID NOT FORCE HER OR INDUCE HER TO PROSTITUTE HERSELF? i

Docket Entries

2018-12-10
Petition DENIED.
2018-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/7/2018.
2018-11-15
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-09-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 10, 2018)

Attorneys

Jazsmine A. Joseph
Jazsmine Arielle Joseph — Petitioner
Jazsmine Arielle Joseph — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent